I was able to keep an old IBM brick that was connected to a network on a company that no longer is in business. Of course, when I power-up, it goes to the server/password screen. How do i get pass this? I tried to reinstall NT 3.0 with my 3 floppies, but on the 3rd floppy, it says it does not find a CD drive and ends the intall! Well, I can only put a CD or Floppy drive in this laptop- not both. I have a CD drive; can I reinstall NT from the CD only? I think I have one. Should I just use XP? i want to keep my old Excel files on the hard drive. Can I connect the HD to my desktop and get the files- not sure what how the connections would connect as the bus ribbons must be different?
Than I can just format the HD after I put it back in the laptop. I can not afford a new laptop and I hate to see my brick used as a doorstop – and I need those files!